CBeebies Taps Darrall Macqueen for ‘Topsy’

October 18, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Award-winning indie kids TV producer Darrall Macqueen (Baby Jake) has been commissioned by CBeebies to produce its first pre-k drama, Topsy and Tim, with co-pro partner Penguin. The channel’s controller Kay Benbow made the announcement about the planned series, which will be based on the 1960s best-selling books by British [...]

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CBeebies Gets Hopping with ‘Peter Rabbit’

October 9, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

CBeebies will be the U.K. broadcast partner for brand-new CG animated series Peter Rabbit, a co-production of Penguin, Silvergate Media and Nickelodeon U.S. (also lead broadcaster). The series will debut on the kids’ net with a special one-off Christmas episode this December, with a 52 x 11 series launching in [...]

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